The Ahriman. Fat Chocobo. Sleipnir.
This game appears to have a fascination with mounts that, beyond the bog-standard horsebird or the Magitek Armor, take the piss with the lore.
Personally, I find this a bit of a shame. I love how Steel looks on Sleipnir, and how Sleipnir looks. Even to the point that I wanna make it her primary mount. I even gave her (she's a mare in my head-canon) a name: Holskhyll. The problem is, though...just...everyone's gonna see and think "Sleipnir". I'm even considering having my Elezen use the Fat Chocobo as her primary mount just because it'd be suitable for her character. Or maybe the Courel.
I'm just having a hard time justifying the mental hurdles that many others might have with seeing these mounts in a non-ironic or OOC way. Am I overthinking this here? Or are there people who are honestly looking at someone riding a Behemoth and inwardly rolling their eyes?
This game appears to have a fascination with mounts that, beyond the bog-standard horsebird or the Magitek Armor, take the piss with the lore.
Personally, I find this a bit of a shame. I love how Steel looks on Sleipnir, and how Sleipnir looks. Even to the point that I wanna make it her primary mount. I even gave her (she's a mare in my head-canon) a name: Holskhyll. The problem is, though...just...everyone's gonna see and think "Sleipnir". I'm even considering having my Elezen use the Fat Chocobo as her primary mount just because it'd be suitable for her character. Or maybe the Courel.
I'm just having a hard time justifying the mental hurdles that many others might have with seeing these mounts in a non-ironic or OOC way. Am I overthinking this here? Or are there people who are honestly looking at someone riding a Behemoth and inwardly rolling their eyes?
